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that

customary law helps preserve & traditional way

essential in order Lo maintain the cultural

lise and moral values of the NT villages.

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question

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However, there can indigenous villagers in the NT

the application of the 8111 as this would clearly fall to

full implementation of the ICCPR.

(I must also add that

It should la future be established by a combatent houy such

UN Human

Rights Committée or the courts that our law Anconsistent with the Covenant w/or the Bill of Rights,

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would

then have to make necessary amendments to rewove any

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not

ICAC

and Law

recommend any lexemption to the enforcement agencies. This issue has attracted I note discussion during

the consultation' period.

intense

thec the Legce Ad Hoc Group in its report makes it abundantly

clear

agency

that

it does not support any exemption to any group or from the Bill of Rights. We all recognise that there 13 a need to strike a balance between protection of individual

the effective maintenance rights and

believe,

of law and order.

I

Sir,

this

is

one

of the issues we have to examine